Of course he wants to evangelize India. Widely known fact? I'd think it would be a universally known fact. It's required. It's a commandment of Jesus Christ.
"He has no business trying to meddle in India's affairs."
Oh, to the contrary. He has a great deal of interest in --- let's not say "meddling" --- trying to influence Indias's affairs, especially as they touch upon religious liberty. There's 17 million Catholics in India, and all of them (like all Christians) are ALSO required to pray and work for the reign of God, the eternal well-being of souls, the spread of the Gospel and the baptism of all nations.
Many of us lack the whole-hearted and generous love which Christ calls for, but it is the mission of every Christian.
So the spread of the Gospel everywhere is precisely the Pope's business. What other business would he have?
Of course he wants to evangelize India. Widely known fact? I'd think it would be a universally known fact. It's required. It's a commandment of Jesus Christ.
Oh, to the contrary. He has a great deal of interest in --- let's not say "meddling" --- trying to influence Indias's affairs, especially as they touch upon religious liberty. There's 17 million Catholics in India, and all of them (like all Christians) are ALSO required to pray and work for the reign of God, the eternal well-being of souls, the spread of the Gospel and the baptism of all nations.
Many of us lack the whole-hearted and generous love which Christ calls for, but it is the mission of every Christian.
So the spread of the Gospel everywhere is precisely the Pope's business. What other business would he have?
Imam Syed Bukhari of Jama Masjidh (the imam of all Shia Muslims in India) has an agenda to make India a Muslim majority Islamic republic in another 50 years time (with the Islamic flag flying over Delhi). Imam Bukhari is at least an Indian .......the Pope is not. So by right at least the Imam has a say in India's affairs. The Pope has no such right. His statements are akin to a foreign head of the State directly meddling in India's affairs. He may believe its his divine right or whatever but for a sovereign nation like India his comments as a head of a Nation State is directly hostile and must be construed as such. India must snap all ties with the Vatican and withdraw its embassy and send all of Vatican's emissaries back home.
It maybe the Pope's business to spread Gospel everywhere but India's business is to maintain her secular character. We are under no obligation to follow the commandment of Jesus Christ.
One can make an argument that it is a commandment of the hindu faith NOT to allow evangelization. Fair and Square.